All this week, Special Fork bloggers will be sharing recipes for vacation cooking. And to celebrate summer vacations, Special Fork is giving away a beautiful, English-style picnic basket fitted with service for four by Picnic Time. It’s easy to enter the sweepstakes. We love going on vacation, though we can typically only steal away for [...]
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Cheese Plate on the Fly
Posted in The Family Table, tagged Andrew Hunter, cheese plate, how to make a cheese plate. mobile recipe site, Special Fork, vacation on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Melon and Prosciutto Salad
Posted in The Family Table, tagged balsamic vinegar, Busy mommy/daddy, cantaloupe, food blogs, honeydew, kids in the kitchen, Marilyn Hunter, Melon and Prosciutto Salad, melon balls, melons, mobile recipe website, prosciutto, recipe, recipes, recipes mobile, seasonal fruits, Special Fork, The Family Table on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I love this time of year when young spring days become warmer and longer than their older winter siblings. Now is the time to bring the outdoors inside with great seasonal fruits and veggies on the kitchen table. Melons of all varieties peak in the hot summer months, but they’re catching their stride now with [...]
Jen’s Cinco de Mayo Kentucky Derby Celebration
Posted in The Family Table, tagged Andrew Hunter, Benedictine Dip, Busy mommy/daddy, Cinco de Mayo recipes, dip recipes, drink recipes, food blogs, Kentucky Derby recipes, Mint Juleps, mobile recipe website, Pineapple Pico de Gallo, recipe, recipes, recipes mobile, Special Fork, Spiced Margaritas, The Family Table on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks back my cousin, Jenifer, posed a challenge: “Cinco de Mayo AND Derby Day on the same day?!? Might I beg…er, politely request, Andrew, that you post a few menu suggestions and recipes on Special Fork? Keep in mind, we don’t expect to be 100% sober on this magical day that honors both [...]
Planting Seeds
Posted in The Family Table, tagged Andrew Hunter, Jackson Hunter, Jackson’s Fruit Salad, planting seeds, Special Fork, The Family Table on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Seeds need to be planted in fertile ground, then loved, nurtured and fed until they grow into hearty plants that bear fruit of their own. In this way, seeds and children are the same. On April 22nd, Earth Day, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Jackson’s death in the best way we knew how; we [...]
Kettle Corn Style Pistachios
Posted in The Family Table, tagged Andrew Hunter, Busy mommy/daddy, food blogs, kettle corn style pistachios, mobile recipe website, nuts, pistachios, recipe, recipes, recipes mobile, red pistachios, Special Fork, The Family Table on April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I remember as a kid eating pistachios by the sacksful. In those good old days, my fingers, palms and face would be as red as the pistachios. It simply didn’t dawn on me that pistachios weren’t naturally red. Now I know that in fact red pistachios should be avoided like the plague. Why, because inferior [...]
Dirt to Dish
Posted in The Family Table, tagged agricultural sustainability, artichokes, avocados, baguette, butter, chiffonade, dirt to dish, eating in season, foods in season, fresh herbs, garlic, grapefruit, Michigan farm, Radish Sandwich, radishes, roasted garlic on April 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As our kids grow, we realize the importance of teaching them how food gets from the dirt to their dish. It’s not just about developing healthy eating habits, but also learning about seasonality, ripeness and sustainability in a fun and experiential way. We’re teaching them that dirt to dish means striving for a shorter distance [...]
Kids and Veggies Don’t Mix
Posted in The Family Table, tagged Andrew Hunter, Busy mommy/daddy, cold cooked rice, food blogs, fried rice, garlic, ginger, Kids and veggies, mobile recipe website, recipe, recipes, recipes mobile, school cooking demo, Special Fork, Stir-Fried Rice for Kids, The Family Table, vegetables on April 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Kids and veggies don’t mix…or do they? Marilyn and I recently discovered that Ben’s third grade classmates, all professing their distaste for everything green, will actually gobble down more veggies than they realize when stir-fried with rice, ginger, garlic and soy sauce. Yes, fried rice loaded with broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and snow peas was a [...]
Rite of Spring
Posted in The Family Table, tagged Busy mommy/daddy, celebration of spring, cilantro, dill, Easy Herbed Rice, food blogs, fresh herbs, herbed rice, Marilyn Hunter, mobile recipe website, new day, Nowruz, parsley, Persian New Year, recipe, recipes, recipes mobile, Sabzi Polo, Special Fork, The Family Table on March 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Nowruz, or Persian New Year, is a celebration of spring and has taken place on the last Tuesday of every winter for centuries. Nowruz means “new day” and is symbolic of rebirth and renewal. Last week we celebrated Nowruz at the home of our dear friends, the Zomorodis. Our gracious host, Minou, was there to [...]
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